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Samuel Bourne — Calcutta. Old Court House Street
Samuel Bourne

Calcutta. Old Court House Street

1863

Urban transformation under colonial rule receives documentary treatment as Bourne captures Calcutta's evolving streetscape, blending commercial architecture with daily Indian life.

Medium
albumen print

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Samuel Bourne, Calcutta. Old Court House Street, 1863

Urban transformation under colonial rule receives documentary treatment as Bourne captures Calcutta's evolving streetscape, blending commercial architecture with daily Indian life.

Medium
albumen print
Year
1863
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Street Scene, Colonial, Urban, British, Architecture, India

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago